Hi Ismail, here is what I found on CCO:
´A collapsed backbone has high-bandwidth uplinks from all segments and subnetworks to a single device, such as a Gigabit switch, which serves as a single point for monitoring and controlling the network´. The following link contains a figure detailing the collapsed backbone design using a Cat4908G-L3: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/29_35wc/sc/swgover.htm Regards, Georg Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=41419&t=41418 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]